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Written by Nick Kotarski
Thursday, 24 March 2005
Developer Advanced Debugging Course Synopsis Introduction Prerequisites to debugging Avoiding the debugger ASSERT() and VERIFY() Use the compiler Compiler flags Debug builds Use analysis tools Use free tools The Debugging Process Duplicate the bug Describe the bug Always assume that the bug is yours Divide and conquer Think creatively Leverage tools Start heavy debugging Verify that the bug is fixed Learn and share Symbols Why symbols are important How to install symbols Symbol paths Symbol server and beyond Autoexp.dat Custom display of structures/classes Don’t step into The Watch Window Pseudo variables Registers Formatting for expressions Formatting for memory dumps Displaying arrays Function evaluation Limitations Calculator Assembly operators Timing code The Disassembly Window Decode a "random" address Breakpoints Simple breakpoints Counted breakpoints Conditional breakpoints Memory breakpoints Breakpoints on system/exported functions Breakpoint a specific thread Advanced breakpoint syntax Breakpoint implementation Memory Categories of allocated memory Memory allocators CRT debug heap Debugging memory leaks Debugging memory corruption Multiple Threads Advice Race conditions & deadlocks Thread id Per thread breakpoints Things affecting multi-threaded debugging Thread creation routines Thread names Exceptions WIN32 exceptions (SEH) Decoding C++ exceptions Mixing C++ and SEH Remote Debugging When to use remote debugging Remote debugging made easy Manual setup VS 6 VS 7 & 7.1 Remote debugging with DCOM and the MDM Remote Just-In-Time debugging Restrictions Debugging Services How to debug services Problems Debugging Problems Debugging DLLs Debug works - release Fails Release works - debug Fails Works in debugger - Not outside & vice versa Unicode tricks Assembler How much Assembler do you need to know? Calling conventions Reading the stack What is FPO and why does it matter Why a map is important How to recover a corrupt stack WinDbg What is WinDbg Minimal command reference Why WinDbg is important Tools Resources MSDN Tools Books Web Conclusion
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